Friday, July 31, 2009

Go3 Racing Team in Sayres Pits

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Go3 Racing Team in Sayres Pits

The Go3 Racing Team is now in the Stan Sayres pits in Seattle. The team arrived this morning and will once again race under the sponsorship of Grand
View on the Lake. Go3 Crew member John Walcker has generously decided to help owner Ed Cooper with the cost of racing at the Chevrolet Cup at Seafair
with the sponsorhip of Grand View on the Lake.

Photos by Jim Simpson

www.go3racing.com

Live Audio Stream From Seafair

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Cant' be at Lake Washington this weekend or have to work this Friday? Go3racing has you covered.

Seafair Audio to be Streamed Live on Go3racing.com
Thanks to Seafair Announcer Mark Allen, Go3racing.com will be streaming audio from Lake Washington this weekend. Click on Seafair Live PA Stream at
the top of the page to listen or click here. (
index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=334:seattle-seafair-live-streaming-audio&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=72 )

www.go3racing.com

More Early Seafair Arrivals
















Early Seafair Pit Arrivals - Thursday
















Go3 Racing Repairs Complete

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Go3 Racing Repairs Complete

The Go3 Racing Team completed the repairs to the non trip area around the skid fin Thursday afternoon. They left the Chelan boat shop of John Walcker
Thursday evening and headed west towards Seattle. The boat should be set up in the Stan Sayres pits on Lake Washington Friday morning, ready to
qualify for the Chevrolet Cup at Seafair. Testing begins at 8:30 (PST) Friday morning. Go3Racing.com will be here all weekend with complete coverage
of Jimmy King and the Go3 Racing Team.

Photo by Dean Edwards


www.go3racing.com

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Vantage Ultra




Another Long Prep Week

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Another Long Prep Week

Work continues in Chelan, Washington in preparation for the Chevrolet Cup at the Seattle Seafair this weekend. Everybody pitches in when work is being
done to prepare a broken hull and trying to find more power for the Allison V-12 engines.


Read more

www.go3racing.com

More of the Tri-Cities Hydro Fleet - Columbia Cup 2009

U-37 Hoss Mortage Investors/American Family Insurance U-25 Mr. Home Loan presents Servpro


U-100 Jerry's Tavern


U-17 West Pasco Family Dental


U-22 Matrix Systems Automotive Finishes

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

U-7 Graham Trucking after Tri-Cities accident
















U-3 Grandview On The Lake @ Tri-Cities Wa.

Some of the damaged skid fin area already prepped for repair

Lowering another v-12 Allison into the "Turbinator"





U-3 Grandview On The Lake heading out!!






A few more shots of the U-3 at Tri-Cities and some of the prep work to repair the skid fin bracket area

Monday, July 27, 2009

Repairs Underway

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Repairs Underway

Repairs are underway from damage incurred this past weekend at the Tri Cities Columbia Cup. The skid fin bracket, which was temporarily patched for
the races in Madison and Detroit, started to fail in Heat 1B on Saturday. The Go3 Team has taken the boat to crew member and former driver Mitch
Evan's shop in Chelan, Washington.

Photos by Robert Grossman


Go3 Racing is also Twittering, and you can also follow the ABRA Twitters as well.

A new "Your Voice" poll is ready for your vote.

And, check out our photo "Gallery" of pictures from Tri Cities. New photos have been added. Check it out!

www.go3racing.com

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Go3 Racing Withdraws from Columbia Cup

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Bad luck continues to follow the Go3 Racing Team. The Grand View on the Lake is withdrawing from competition for the rest of the weekend. After an
exciting 2nd place finish in Heat 1B of the Lamb Westonn Columbia Cup Saturday, the team found a problem with the hull in the area of the skid fin
that can't be fixed this weekend. The team will now focus on getting ready for racing next weekend at Seattle Seafair. Complete details will follow
later Sunday afternoon.

www.go3racing.com

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Jimmy King nips Nate Brown For 2nd Place in 1B

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Jimmy King nips Nate Brown For 2nd Place in 1B

Three laps of deck to deck racing vying for 2nd place and more importantly 300 points towards the fina Go3 Grand View on the Lake driver Jimmy King
drove a magnificent race. Starting in lane 3 King used all 3000+ horsepower out of the V-12 Allison to come around on the outside and clip the U-17
at the line. Kings average speed was 147.514 That was a pretty good race, it was fun and exciting but our boat should be a lot faster than that.
That is what we do this for is to see the boat run and run well. We know how much the fans appreciate this boat and that is what we do it for" said
owner and crew chief Ed Cooper Jr.

www.go3racing.com

Engine Problems Continue

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Engine Problems Continue

The engine problems continue for the Go3 Racing Team and the Grandview on the Lake at the Columbia Cup in Pasco, Washington. One of the Allison V-12s
Owner and Crew Chief brought Ed Cooper brought west has already been lost for the weekend. This one barely lasted one lap around the 2.5 mile Columbia
River race course.

Jim Simpson photo

www.go3racing.com

Friday, July 24, 2009

Grand View on the Lake Qualifies

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Grand View on the Lake Qualifies

Jimmy King needed just one lap to get his U-3 Grand View on the Lake qualified for the Lamb Weston Columbia Cup this weekend. Arriving later than
expected to the Tri Cities, Jimmy made his way into the pits and into the cockpit of his Go3 Racing prepared Big Red Turbinator and qualified.

www.go3racing.com

Friday at the Columbia Cup

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The Go3 Racing Team is in the Neil Lampson pits in Pasco, Washington and ready to qualify for the 44th annual Columbia Cup. You can watch the crew
work on the Big Red Turbinator all weekend long through our webcam. The camera is located on top of the team transport truck. Follow the Go3 Racing
Team this weekend and see what's going on.

We also have a gallery of pictures from a variety of photographers at the Columbia River. Check back often this weekend, as we'll be updating
throughout. Get up close and personal with Ed Cooper, Jimmy King and the Go3 team!

View the Go3 Pit Cam here. ( index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=256&Itemid=66 )

View the Picture Gallery here. ( index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=317%3A2009-tri-cities-gallery&catid=38%3Agallery&Itemid=56 )

www.go3racing.com

Thursday, July 23, 2009

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Go3 Racing Headed West

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Go3 Racing Headed West

While you were sleeping in the early morning hours of Wednesday, the Go3 Racing Team hit the road on the way to Tri Cities, WA. The needed repairs
have been completed, the truck is loaded, boat is hitched and Ed Cooper and co-driver Bill Fritz are headed west. The team should arrive in the Neil
F. Lampson pits in Tri Cities in plenty of time for qualifications Friday on the Columbia River. The course opens at 8am (PDT) on Friday for testing,
while the 1st round of qualifying is tentatively scheduled for 11:00am (PDT). Stay with Go3Racing.com all weekend long for complete Lamb Weston
Columbia Cup results on Jimmy King and the Big Red Turbinator.

Photo by Dean Edwards

For more please visit http://go3racing.com ( http://go3racing.com )

Monday, July 20, 2009

Tri Cities Preparation

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Monday 7pm

Preparation for the Lamb Weston Columbia Cup ( http://waterfollies.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 ) continues at the Go3 Racing Team shop
in Posey County. After suffering more engine problems at the Gold Cup in Detroit nearly 2 weeks ago, Ed Cooper and his team have been hard at work in
hopes of racing in the Tri Cities this weekend.

www.go3racing.com

Saturday, July 18, 2009

The Button Man

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If you've ever been to the Madison Regatta, and walked up and down Vaughn Drive, you may have noticed a huge crowd of fans gathered. If you didn't
stop to look, you probably thought it was a driver of one of the Unlimited hydroplanes signing autographs. You would be wrong. "The Button Man" has
graced the streets along the riverfront passing out his hydroplane buttons.

www.go3racing.com

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Did You Know?

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Did you know that Ed Cooper had three hulls in the pits at the 2009 APBA Gold Cup? If you follow the sport closely, you know the U-22 Webster Racing
Team hull is the former "Tubby", raced by the Go3 Racing Team for 5 years ending in 2002. But, what is the third hull that sat in the Horace Dodge
pits in Detroit?

www.go3racing.com

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Go3 Racing Website News

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We've added new pictures to our photo gallery from this past weekend's Gold Cup in Detroit. To see these photos, go to http://go3racing.com and click
on the "Gallery" tab at the top of the page.

We'll also visit the Go3 Racing Team shop later this week and update the work in preparation for the Columbia Cup in Tri Cities July 24-26.

Also be on the lookout for several fun features we'll bring to you as the summer progresses.

www.go3racing.com

U-77 Miss Wahoo Replica Debut Test Session











The Unveiling of the Miss Wahoo Replica, done by The Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum - July 14th, 2009 Lake Washington, Seattle

Monday, July 13, 2009

Kelowna Exhibition Race Cancelled

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Kelowna Exhibition Race Cancelled

News Release

July 13, 2009

For Immediate Release

Kelowna Hydrofest forced to Cancel Plans for 2009

Leverage Sports & Entertainment has cancelled plans to bring the fastest boats in the world back to Kelowna in 2009

Kelowna, B.C. – Plans have been derailed to bring the ABRA Unlimited Hydroplanes and POPRA Off Shore power boats back to Kelowna, BC this August
8th-9th, 2009. Several factors have attributed to this situation. A lack of corporate sponsorship and a significant amount of costs to facilitate an
event of this nature made it impossible to continue under the current conditions.

www.go3racing.com

The Gold Cup

Sorry for the delay with getting photos and stories posted...too much catching up to do on other things. Keep checking back this week. Lots in the works!

Roger

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Miss Chrysler Jeep Heat 2B Report

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Miss Chrysler Jeep Heat 2B Report

Jimmy King took the Miss Chrysler Jeep to lane 4 in heat 2A. Having radio problems and unable to hear his team, Jimmy just barely jumped the gun and
was penalized 1 lap.

Photo by Jim Simpson


Read more

http://www.go3racing.com/

Sunday Race Schedule

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SUNDAY RACE SCHEDULE
10:45am---Heat 2A

11:05am---Heat 2B

1:05pm---Heat 3A

1:25pm---Heat 3B

2:45pm---Heat 4A

3:05pm---Heat 4B

4:30pm---APBA Gold Cup

* Read more ( http://go3racing.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=300&Itemid=50 )


www.go3racing.com

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Wind Postpones Saturday Action

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The wind strikes again at the APBA Gold Cup. Heats 2A and 2B were postponed until Sunday morning. Testing begins at 8am, with Heats 2A abd 2B being
run in the morning. A final schedule will be released soon.

For more, visit http://go3racing.com

Damage Report

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Damage Report from Heat 1B

Bad luck struck Jimmy King and Miss Chrysler Jeep at the APBA Gold Cup again this afternoon. On the 3rd lap of Heat 1B, those two words Ed Cooper and
Go3 Racing Team hate to hear: engine failure.


Read more


www.go3racing.com

Heat Draws and Live Streaming

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Heat Draws

Heat 1A--11:50 am

U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto
U-5 Formulaboats.com
U-7 Graham Trucking
U-17 Our Gang Racing
U-48 Whirlpool presents Miss Albert Lee
U-22 Matrix System Automotive (trailer)

Heat 1B-- 12:10 pm

U-3 Miss Chrysler Jeep
U-16 Miss Elam Plus
U-25 Jarvis Disaster Recovery
U-100 Leland Racing
U-37 Glacial Energy presents Miss DYC (trailer)


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Go3 Live Streaming

Follow all the action from the Detroit River. The camera is located in the back of the Go3racing transport truck. Currently we do not have audio,
but will continue to work on it.


Read more

www.go3racing.com

2009 Detroit Gold Cup Friday Wrap Up

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Miss Chrysler Jeep Ready to Race

Long hours. Lots of long hours for the Miss Chrysler Jeep team this week. Those long hours continued Friday night after staying up all night Thursday
preparing the boat to race for the APBA Gold Cup.


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Gold Cup Starting Procedure

AMERICAN BOAT RACING ASSOCIATION

July 10, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Starting Procedure Changed for Gold Cup

The unlimited hydroplane owners of the American Boat Racing Association (ABRA) met this morning (Friday, July 10) to discuss and then change the
starting procedure for this weekend's 100th running of the Chrysler Jeep Superstores APBA Gold Cup.


The ABRA implemented a lane selection starting process last week during the Madison Regatta based on qualifying speed and elimination heat points. But
the majority of the owners and drivers did not want to use that starting procedure for the most prestigious trophy in powerboat racing.


"The owners elected to do this for the Gold Cup instead of lane assignments," said chief referee Mike Noonan. "The majority wanted something similar
to the previous method of starting (where drivers mill on the course and fight for lanes) to put the Gold Cup championship back in the hands of the
drivers."


The starting procedure for this year's Gold Cup:


- Teams will draw for elimination heats with the teams acquiring the most points during the preliminary four-lap heats making it into the
winner-take-all championship final;

- All drivers will fight for lanes prior to the race (no lane assignments);

- There will be no off-plane rule (boats will be allowed to go at slower speeds);

- All boats must score up at the turn one exit pin buoy one-minute from the start (buoy is located on the southwest side of the course near the
Detroit Boat Club);

- All lanes must be established at that time and maintained until passing the start/finish line;

- All boats proceed to and hit the starting line after the timing clock hits zero.


Elimination heats for the Chrysler Jeep Superstores APBA Detroit Gold Cup begin Saturday at 11:50 am with more eliminations heat Sunday and 4:20 pm
final.

Read more

www.go3racing.com

Friday, July 10, 2009

New Gold Cup Starting Procedure

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The 100th running of the 2009 APBA Gold Cup will have a new starting procedure for this weekend's race. Read the entire press release from the ABRA by
visiting http://go3racing.com

Your Subscription:

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Miss Chrysler Jeep on the way to Gold Cup

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The Miss Chrysler Jeep left the Posey County shop at 9:00 Friday morning enroute to the 100th running of the APBA Gold Cup. Arrival in the Detroit
pits is late afternoon. Stay with http://go3racing.com all weekend for complete coverage of the Miss Chrysler Jeep with driver Jimmy King going for
his first Gold Cup win.

www.go3racing.com

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

ABRA National High Points


 

http://www.abrahydroplanes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=533&Itemid=59

 

Total ABRA National High Points Following Madison Race

(Includes Qualifying)

Boat # Driver's Name

 

 

16 Dave Villwock 1700
7 J. Michael Kelly 1395
5 Jeff Bernard 1254
1 Steve David 1130
100 Greg Hopp 1052
3 Jimmy King 1040
48 Brian Perkins 799
17 Kip Brown 780
25 Ken Muscatel 375
22 Mike Webster 225
37 Jean Theoret 50
     

Repair Work on Miss Chrysler Jeep Continues

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All hands on deck. That's the motto this week at the Go3 Racing Team shop. With less than a week to repair the damage sustained at the Madison
Regatta, everybody is pitching in to see that the Miss Chrysler Jeep is race ready to compete for the 100th running of the APBA Gold Cup. And, that
means everybody.

For the complete story and more updated pictures, please visit http://go3racing.com

Detroit Yacht Club

Detroit Yacht Club-The Historic DYC, founded in 1868, is one of the oldest and most prestigious private Clubs in North America. The current DYC clubhouse, located on a private island along the banks of the Belle Isle Park in Detroit, is of Mediterranean design and was completed by George Mason in 1922. Mr. Mason also designed the Gem Theater, Masonic Temple and the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.

The Detroit Yacht Club has been the center of Detroit society since opening its doors and continues a proud tradition and a strong commitment to excellence and quality service to members. Our member rolls best represents a cross section of the finest community and corporate leadership within the major industries of our region. For additional information go to http://www.dyc.com

Jean Theoret Update

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=10657381&Call=Email&Format=HTML

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Miss Bud - Early Morning Run


Hydroplane Cell Phone Wallpaper

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Keeping your "enemies" closer...LOL

We were yelling to Bernie to have him put a skid fin on the cart to increase boat count...